Blogs
For many, we plan for our future through the making of a Will, which essentially makes clear your wishes for your estate when you die. However, oftentimes very little consideration is given to the planning for the future for your needs when you are living, and importantly who would legally step in and take care of […]
A government-commissioned review of the existing surrogacy laws has concluded that “intended parents of a child born to a surrogate mother should be able to get legal parenthood from the point of birth”. But what is surrogacy? What is the current Surrogacy Law in the UK? And What are the new surrogacy laws being proposed? This blog […]
The recent sad events surrounding Nicola Bulley going missing in Lancashire brought up memories for many, of Claudia Lawrence’s disappearance in Yorkshire in 2009. The key difference in the cases is that Claudia has never been found. Back in 2009, when a person went missing, there was no law or even precedent for what should […]
Although it is important for everyone to make sure that they have a Will in place, a Will has been stereotyped as something for ‘older people’ and is often not something that young people think about putting in place. Here are six reasons why it is important for young people to have a Will. As […]
Why a codicil may be a better way of updating your Will rather than making a new Will from scratch. What is a codicil? A codicil is a document that modifies a previously executed Will. It is typically used to make small changes to a Will, such as adding or removing a beneficiary or changing […]
Unregistered land is basically an asset that hasn’t been registered with the Land Registry. This doesn’t mean that the land isn’t owned, it just means that the details of the land (which includes who owns the land) is only documented in the Title Deeds and not centrally registered at the Land Registry. When land is registered […]
As Christmas 2022 approaches we start to get excited for Christmas Jumper Day (8th December), our Christmas party (2nd December) and of course being off over the festive period to spend much deserved time with our friends and families. Over the festive period we will be closing our offices as follows. But please be assured […]
This year we are again collecting food donations for our local food banks. Our team will be gradually filling our collection boxes and we hope that our clients will help too. With the recent increase in the cost of living, as well as the colder seasons requiring more energy to be used to heat homes and […]
